The chief of powice of Bangwadesh is known as de inspector generaw of powice. He is from de Bangwadesh Civiw Service powice cadre. The current inspector generaw of powice is A K M Shahiduw Hoqwe, and his predecessor was Hassan Mahmud Khondokar. There is anoder temporary post of inspector generaw of powice, known as Puwish Shômônnoyôk (Bengawi: পুলিশ সমন্বয়ক্) or "powice coordinator", currentwy hewd by Bivuti Vooshon Choudhury.

Before 1867 de position of Inspector Generaw of Canada existed as de minister responsibwe for finances and government spending in de Province of Canada. After 1867 de position was assumed as de Minister of Finance. Awexander Gawt served at de wast Inspector Generaw from 1858 to 1867 and de first Minister of Finance in 1867.

In de French Civiw Service, an inspector generaw (inspecteur généraw) is a member of a body of civiw servants known as inspection générawe, generawwy of a high wevew, charged wif a nationwide mission to inspect some specific services and provide government officiaws wif advice regarding dat service. For exampwe:

The inspection générawe des Finances is particuwarwy prestigious as a job appointment after studies at de Écowe Nationawe d'Administration. In recent decades, many of its members have occupied various high positions in wieu of deir traditionaw mission of inspection, uh-hah-hah-hah. The corps has come under increased criticism for dis.

Since de reestabwishment of de German armed forces after Worwd War II, de inspector generaw of de federaw armed forces (Generawinspekteur der Bundeswehr) is de highest-ranking sowdier, responsibwe for de overaww miwitary pwanning and de principaw miwitary advisor to de federaw minister of defense and de federaw government. Head of de Command Staff of de Armed Forces (Führungsstab der Streitkräfte), his position is broadwy eqwivawent to dat of de American chairman of de Joint Chiefs of Staff.[citation needed]

In de German federaw powice (Bundespowizei), de highest-ranking powice officer is cawwed inspector of de federaw powice as weww, awdough dis position is a more coordinating dan commanding one. For aww state awert powice services dere awso exists an inspector (Inspekteur der Bereitschaftspowizeien der Länder). Aww of de sixteen German state powice departements has an inspector, as de highest-ranking powice officer. The state powice presidents are normawwy not powice officers, dey are administration officiaws. The competence for powice services in Germany is assigned to de federaw states of Germany. The federaw powice is a coordinating powice département wif onwy a few competences, e.g. in border controw or airport and triaw security.

In de scope of responsibiwity of de state powice departments de federaw powice can onwy act wif permission or reqwest of de wocaw state powice.

Currentwy. in modern India, de inspector generaw of powice or joint commissioner of powice is a two-star rank officer and one of de most senior officers in de state powice forces. Aww inspectors generaw and joint commissioners in state powice forces are Indian Powice Service officers. They are in some states de commissioner of powice for de city, dat is dey head a powice force for a particuwar city. Inspectors generaw in Centraw Armed Powice Forces (BSF, CISF, CRPF, SSB, ITBP) are eider Indian Powice Service (IPS) officers or directwy appointed gazetted officers (DAGOs), who are directwy appointed Assistant Commandants (drough UPSC entrance test from de year 2005 onwards). The rank insignia of an inspector generaw of powice or joint commissioner of powice is one star above a crossed sword and baton, uh-hah-hah-hah.

The Indian Coast Guard awso has de rank of inspector generaw. The coast guard regions are commanded by officers of de rank of inspector generaw.

In Pakistan, de inspector generaw of powice or provinciaw powice officer or inspector generaw of prisons is a dree-star rank who heads de powice force or aww prisons in a province The inspector generaw of powice is usuawwy a Powice Service of Pakistan officer appointed by de federaw government wif consent of de provinciaw chief minister. The inspector generaw of prisons is a provinciaw service officer sewected and appointed from de Additionaw inspectors generaw of prisons of de respective province. The rank insignia of an inspector generaw of powice or inspector generaw of prisons is de nationaw embwem or one pip containing de nationaw embwem above a crossed sword and baton worn on bof shouwder fwashes.

In de British tradition, an inspector generaw is usuawwy a senior miwitary officer responsibwe for de inspection of miwitary units to ensure dat dey meet appropriate standards of training and efficiency. Unwike American inspectors generaw, dey do not usuawwy have an investigative or waw enforcement function, uh-hah-hah-hah.

In de United States, an inspector generaw weads an organization charged wif examining de actions of a government agency, miwitary organization, or miwitary contractor as a generaw auditor of deir operations to ensure dey are operating in compwiance wif generawwy estabwished powicies of de government, to audit de effectiveness of security procedures, or to discover de possibiwity of misconduct, waste, fraud, deft, or certain types of criminaw activity by individuaws or groups rewated to de agency's operation, usuawwy invowving some misuse of de organization's funds or credit. In de United States, dere are numerous offices of inspector generaw at de federaw, state, and wocaw wevews.[4]